Double Bass Quartet No. 4 in D major

Franz Anton Hoffmeister · 1754–1812 · German-Austrian

For violin, viola, cello, double bass

Also known as Quartetto No. 4 a Contrabbasso Obbligato

Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the double-bass part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Double-bass
Form: Full work
Length: About 14 min
Composed: —
Era: Classical

Notes

Double bass takes the leading part in place of the first violin; four movements with Menuett and Rondo

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